Questions 1-10

WRiTing TASk 2 
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It is often argued that with so much suffering in the 
human population these days, it is wrong to use up 
precious resources on animals. Taking the example of 
the tiger, proponents of this view say that to encourage 
tiger populations to increase in areas farmed by humans 
would be morally wrong because peoples’ livelihoods 
would be destroyed for the sake of an animal. The 
tigers will hunt livestock and, given the chance, humans 
as well. In other words, where there is competition 
between humans and animals in a given habitat, it is 
right that humans should win. The point is also made 
that, over millennia, certain species have disappeared 
while others have flourished, and that we should allow 
nature to take its course and let failing species die out. 
In fact, it is suggested that protecting vulnerable species 
damages the ecology of the earth because only the 
fittest should survive.
I agree that human life is always of greater value than 
animal life. However, I feel that trying to save any 
creature from extinction enhances human existence, 
because our lives would be diminished if fascinating 
and beautiful creatures such as tigers or elephants were 
lost forever. Furthermore, being the most powerful 
creature on the planet means that we have a moral and 
ethical duty to care for weaker species. Finally, even 
less-appealing animals such as insects and amphibians 
should be preserved, because maintaining different 
species promotes biodiversity. It is possible, for 
example, that scientists might be able to find products 
from these animals of benefit to humans, such as 
medicines or fertilisers. 
On balance, I feel that every effort should be made 
to save as many species as possible, for practical and 
moral as well as aesthetic reasons. 
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